Call for Papers
Singapore Management University Accounting Symposium

December 11 - 12, 2012, Singapore

The School of Accountancy at Singapore Management University (SMU) is pleased to announce the SMU Accounting Symposium to be held on December 11 - 12, 2012, in the SMU campus. The Symposium will bring together the world's top scholars and experts on accounting, governance, reporting, and standard-setting, to discuss topics in these areas.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: We are delighted to have Professor Robert Bushman as the keynote speaker. Professor Robert Bushman is the Forensic Accounting Distinguished Professor at the Keenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research encompasses theoretical and empirical inquiry into issues of information in capital markets, performance measurement and incentive compensation design, and international aspects of corporate governance. Professor Robert Bushman has published his research widely in accounting, economics, and finance journals, and he has been on the editorial boards of several leading journals.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: The symposium will also include paper presentations. Papers in all areas relevant to accounting are welcome for submission. The submitted papers should be well developed, but at a stage where they can still benefit from the group's discussion. Please submit an electronic version of the paper no later than August 31, 2012 to: soar@smu.edu.sg

Paper selections will be finalized by September 30, 2012. A travel (including lodging) subsidy of US$1,500 will be provided to overseas presenters.

PARTICIPANTS: The Symposium is limited to 50 participants to promote close interaction. Participants can register at the Symposium web site beginning September 1, 2012. SMU Accounting Symposium was first started in 2010 and has attracted participants coming from around the world. Each paper presentation will be followed by a discussant's critique and extensive discussions among the presenter and participants. Detailed information about the past years' SMU Accounting Symposium, the presented papers, and presenting authors and discussants is available at: http://www.accountancy.smu.edu.sg/events/smu_soar_acct_symp/index.asp

FURTHER INFORMATION: General information about Singapore Management University and the School of Accountancy is available at http://www.smu.edu.sg. For enquiries, please email soar@smu.edu.sg or call Tracy Ooi +65 6828-0658.